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Women in political leadership: Bangladesh a unique model

Bangladesh has become a unique example of women leadership in politics. One may not find such record in other countries in the globe since women were given political rights to vote and stand in elections more than 100 years ago. Bangladesh has been run by two women political leaders: Sheikh…
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East Asia

Nightlife in Seoul, Itaewon – Hip hop clubs

Are you travelling to Seoul and like to know the nightlife here? Well I’ve written an article about the nightlife in Korea, the Hongdae hiphop clubs edition for the New Year’s Eve article, you should go and check that out first Now Seoul is a big city and has a…
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Central Asia

Central Asia: 25 Years without Miracle

From September till December 2016 all five Central Asian countries- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – have lived in the special historical atmosphere: one after another they have celebrated 25th anniversary of independence. A quarter of century passed since they gained independence after the collapse of the former Soviet…
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West Asia

Hashemi Rafsanjani dies at 82

Iran’s Head of Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has died of a heart failure. Mohammad Hashemi, younger brother to Hashemi, told reporters that Mr. Hashemi had been in a ‘satisfactory condition’ after efforts to resuscitate former president and Revolutionary figure. An update of the same story unofficially said that…
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West Asia

Does PKK use drug addicts to conduct suicide attacks?

For the illegal Marxist organizations, a suicide attack is a last effort to stand up for themselves. Especially as a result of the successful operations in Eastern and South-eastern Anatolia against the organization, PKK has changed its strategy and started to go for suicide attacks by employing its urban settlements.…
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West Asia

Georgia tops the travel destinations for 2017 by Vogue

Georgia has been named as the best travel attraction for tourists in 2017 by The Vogue Magazine. The magazine listed the hottest travel destinations of the New Year. The list was published under the name of “The 10 Hottest Travel Destinations of 2017”. According to the list, there are several…
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Central Asia

Syria talks to start in Kazakhstan’s capital on January 23

Talks between the Syrian Government and opposition groups will begin in Astana, Kazakhstan, on January 23, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on January 4. He also said that Russian experts are expected to arrive in Turkey on January 9-10 to discuss the forthcoming Syrian negotiations in the capital of…
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Central Asia

Turkey eyes trilateral format with Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan

Turkey is working to create an Azerbaijan-Turkey-Kazakhstan trilateral format, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. According to the minister, trilateral formats created by Turkey in the Caucasus and Balkan regions operate very efficiently, TRT Haber news channel reports. There are currently a number of trilateral formats, such as Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey,…
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East Asia

The “Klimt Inside” Exhibition

Gustav Klimt was born in Baumgarten, near Vienna in Austria-Hungary and is the second child of seven children. Klimt’s work is distinguished by the elegant gold or colored decoration, often of a phallic shape that conceals the most erotic positions of the drawings upon which many of his paintings are…
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Central Asia

Turkmenistan comments on limit of gas supplies to Iran

Turkmenistan’s authorities have made a decision to cut the deliveries of natural gas from the Central Asian country to Iran because of the National Iranian Gas Company’s (NIGC) debts, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “Starting from 2013, the National Iranian Gas Company has not taken necessary steps…
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